April 11, 2006
Happy Birthday Cheeta
Tarzan's Chimp buddy -- Cheeta -- is very much alive and just celebrated his 74th Birthday. From NBC11 TV:World's Oldest Chimp Celebrates Birthday
'Cheeta' Starred In Tarzan Films
The world's oldest captive chimpanzee marked his 74th birthday Sunday with a party in Palm Springs, Calif.
"Cheeta" was dubbed the world's oldest chimp by the Guinness Book of World Records, according to the Web site for the primate sanctuary where Cheeta lives.
Cheeta starred in a dozen Tarzan films in the 1930s and 1940s before his retirement.
Chimpanzees rarely live past their 40s in the wild but often live until their 60s in captivity.
He celebrated his birthday with a sugar-free cake and washed it down with diet soda.
Cheeta's last film was "Dr. Doolittle" in 1967.
He is also an accomplished artist. Two of his paintings have hung in the National Museum in London.
Cheeta has also received a special comedy award from the International Comedy Film Festival of Peniscola in Spain.
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